Lemon-Thyme Roasted Chicken with Fingerling Potatoes

This recipe is from Better Homes & Gardens. I love how easy this one-dish dinner is to make. In just half hour you already have a delicious meal -- perfect for any busy weeknight.
  

Lemon-Thyme Roasted Chicken with Fingerling Potatoes

Start to Finish: 30 minutes

Makes: 4 servings

Ingredients:

4 teaspoons canola oil or olive oil

1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or 1/4 teaspoon regular salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 pound fingerling potatoes, halved lengthwise (or tiny new red or white potatoes, halved)

4 small skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 to 1 1/4 pounds total)

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 lemon, thinly sliced

snipped fresh thyme (optional)

Directions:

1. In a very large skillet heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium heat. Stir 1/2 teaspoon of the dried thyme, salt, and pepper into oil. Add potatoes; toss to coat. Cover and cook for 12 minutes, stirring twice.

2. Stir potatoes; push to one side of skillet. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the other side of skillet. Arrange chicken in skillet alongside the potatoes (if preferred add salt to the chicken, to taste). Cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes.

3. Turn chicken. Sprinkle garlic and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme over chicken. Arrange lemon slices on top of chicken. Cover and cook for 7 to 10 minutes more or until chicken is no longer pink (170 degrees F) and potatoes are tender. If desired, sprinkle with snipped fresh thyme.

Enjoy!

Recipe from Better Homes & Gardens

Yield: 4 servingsAuthor: Zee H.Pin it

Lemon-Thyme Roasted Chicken with Fingerling Potatoes

prep time: cook time: total time:

I love how easy this dish one-dish dinner is to make. In just half hour you already have a delicious meal -- perfect for any busy weeknight.

ingredients:

• 4 teaspoons canola or olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or 1/4 teaspoon regular salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound fingerling potatoes, halved lengthwise (or tiny new red or white potatoes, halved)
• 4 small skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (1 to 1 1/4 pounds total)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced
• snipped fresh thyme (optional)

instructions:

1. In a very large skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium heat. Stir 1/2 teaspoon of the dried thyme, salt, and pepper into oil. Add potatoes; toss to coat. Cover and cook for 12 minutes, stirring twice.
2. Stir potatoes; push to one side of skillet. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil to the other side of skillet. Arrange chicken in skillet alongside the potatoes (if preferred add salt to the chicken, to taste). Cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
3. Turn chicken. Sprinkle garlic and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme over chicken. Arrange lemon slices on top of chicken. Cover and cook for 7 to 10 minutes more or until chicken is no longer pink (170°F) and potatoes are tender. If desired, sprinkle with snipped fresh thyme. Serve and enjoy!

https://gourmetplatter.blogspot.com/2018/03/lemon-thyme-roasted-chicken-with.html

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Strawberry Cobbler

After having a blast strawberry picking at the farm, I got the idea of making a cobbler that is made out of fresh strawberries. I stumbled upon this recipe from Southern Bite. What excites me about this particular recipe is the fact that I already have the needed ingredients  on hand, meaning I didn't have to run to the grocery store and spend a lot of money to buy more ingredients. 

I know there are lots of strawberry cobblers recipe out there but I'm very happy and satisfied with this one. This cobbler delight right here is amazing and outright delicious!


Strawberry Cobbler
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 lb fresh strawberries

3 tablespoons orange juice

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup sugar, divided

3/4 cup butter (1 stick plus 1/2 stick), divided

1 cup brown sugar

I love finding recipes that use everyday ingredients!

Directions:

1. Wash and slice strawberries, discarding tops.

2. Combine strawberries, orange juice, and 1/2 cup sugar in a medium pot and heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Pour into a greased 2 1/2 quart baking dish.

3. In another bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), cut together using a pastry blender (if it's not available, a large fork will work fine as well). Spread on top of strawberries.

4. Soften 1/2 butter (1/2 stick) and mix with 1 cup brown sugar. Drop into dollops on top of flour mixture.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes to an hour, or until golden and bubbly. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Enjoy!

Recipe from Southern Bite

Author: Zee H.Pin it

Strawberry Cobbler

prep time: 30 MINScook time: 45 MINStotal time: 75 mins

This cobbler delight is amazing and outright delicious!

ingredients:

• 1 pound fresh strawberries
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 3/4 cup butter (1 stick plus 1/2 stick), divided
• 1 cup brown sugar

instructions:

1. Wash and slice strawberries, discarding tops.
2. Combine strawberries, orange juice, and 1/2 cup sugar in a medium pot and heat until sugar is completely dissolved. Pour into a greased 2 1/2 quart baking dish.
3. In another bowl, combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup butter (1 stick), cut together using a pastry blender (if it's not available, a large fork will work fine as well). Spread on top of strawberries.
4. Soften 1/2 butter (1/2 stick) and mix with 1 cup brown sugar. Drop into dollops on top of flour mixture.
5. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes to an hour, or until golden and bubbly. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

https://gourmetplatter.blogspot.com/2018/03/strawberry-cobbler.html

Recipe from Southern Bite

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Strawberry Picking

Disclaimer: This is my own review based on my personal experience. I am not being paid or compensated for writing this and I am in no way connected nor affiliated to Oak Haven Farms company. 

Strawberry picking is always an awesome experience. Have you ever been? We are very lucky to live near a strawberry farm and always enjoy the U-pick harvest everytime we visit. I mean, how cool it is to pick your own strawberries!

Oak Haven Farms & Winery have the juiciest and sweetest strawberries you'll ever taste. The berries are always fresh, plump and more delicious than the ones you buy at grocery stores.

You will experience a great country feeling as you drive leading to the place. The farm is located on the gentle rolling hills of Sorrento, tucked in a small, unassuming dirt country road. 

Once you get to the place you will see an exquisite view of the farm with patches and patches of strawberries and the property is surrounded with green landscape of native Florida trees. It is a beautiful scenery to behold...a picturesque setting!

It is so amazing being surrounded with rows and rows of the bright red and juicy berries in the background while you are picking from your own assigned row.

 

  There will be strawberry pie, cake, shakes, and other strawberry-related recipes coming your way one of these days...so watch out for it!

 The farm also offer a variety of locally produced fruit and grape wines such as peach, blueberry and of course, strawberry wine. They have a little nook for wine tasting and for $1.00, you can try up to five wines. 

And oh, don't forget to check out their country kitchen! During the strawberry season (late December-late March), they offer U-roast hotdogs (yes, they have a firepit where you can roast your own hotdogs!), soda and chips, homemade milk shakes, icecream sundaes and their famous homestyle strawberry shortcakes. Also, they offer jellies, jams, sauces and other specialty items. Pretty cool, right?

It is always a pleasure going to this farm.You are not only paying for the fresh strawberries that you pick but also for the fun and enjoyable experience as well.

If you happen to be in Lake County (near Eustis/Mount Dora/Sorrento area) and want to experience pick-your-own strawberry when in season, take a quick trip to Oak Haven Farms & Winery. It is family friendly and a great place to visit with kids. They have hayrides, a playground area and a small zip line for the children to enjoy.

 Oak Haven Farms & Winery

www.berriesandwines.com

Address:
32430 (or 32418) Avington Road
Sorrento, FL 32776

Crispy Slow Cooker Corned Beef

This is a fuss-free way to cook corned beef. It is very easy to make and what I like about this recipe is that the meat is not soggy. It is tender and it tastes delicious. Try making this on your next St. Patrick's day. I know you're going to like it.

CRISPY SLOW COOKER CORNED BEEF

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 9 hours

Total time: 9 hours 5 minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Ingredients:

3 pounds corned beef, with packet

1 cup water (maybe less depending on size of slow cooker)

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 bay leaf

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Add corned beef, fat side up, to the slow cooker.

2. Add the minced garlic, spice packet, sugar and pepper to the top of the meat and rub on.

3. Add the vinegar and bay leaf to the side of the corned beef and add just enough water to come up about 25% of the way to the top of the meat.

4. Cook on low for 9-10 minutes.

5. If for some reason the corned beef is not browned on top, or enough to your liking, put under a broiler (6-7 inches away) for 1-2 minutes.

6. Leave the oven door open a bit so you can look in, this isn't  something you can leave unattended.
7. To serve, slice the beef and serve with the cabbage and potatoes. If preferred, spoon some cooking liquid on top of the meat to keep it moist. 

Enjoy!

Recipe from Dinner Then Dessert

Yield: 8 servingsAuthor: Zee H.Pin it

Crispy Slow Cooker Corned Beef

prep time: 5 MINScook time: 9 hourtotal time: 9 hours and 5 mins

ingredients:

• 3 lbs corned beef, with packet
• 1 cup water (maybe less depending on size of slow cooker)
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

instructions:

1. Add corned beef, fat side up, to the slow cooker.
2. Add the minced garlic, spice packet, sugar and pepper to the top of the meat and rub on.
3. Add the vinegar and bay leaf to the side of the corned beef and add just enough water to come up about 25% of the way to the top of the meat.
4. Cook on low for 9-10 minutes.
5. If for some reason the corned beef is not browned on top, or enough to your liking, put under a broiler (6-7 inches away) for 1-2 minutes.
6. Leave the oven door open a bit so you can look in, this isn't something you can leave unattended.
7. To serve, slice the beef and serve with the cabbage and potatoes. If preferred, spoon some cooking liquid on top of the meat to keep it moist.

https://gourmetplatter.blogspot.com/2018/03/crispy-slow-cooker-corned-beef.html

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What is Boodle Fight?

 What is a boodle fight? Where did it originate? Those are just few of the questions people ask whenever boodle fight is being mentioned especially to those who are not familiar of the word or haven't heard of it at all.

 Boodle fight is part of Filipino culture (from my birth country, the Philippines). It originated as part of a Philippine Military Army and became a tradition. It is a military practice of eating a meal wherein regardless of their ranks, position where they dined and shared a meal together while serving in the field.

 A boodle is a large collection of food that is serve on a long table covered with banana leaves. It usually consist of white rice and a variety of food and dishes spread on the table.

In a typical Filipino boodle, it is very common to see traditional food such as fish (dried fish, fried or grilled), seafood (such as shrimp, squid, clams), meat (usually chicken and pork), variety of vegetable, and fruit slices. 

But really, you can put any type of food you would like to serve and eat if you want to have a boodle meal with your family and/or friends. There is no right or wrong way of what and how to eat in a boodle. 

The way you eat the food in a boodle fight is by using only your hands. Yes, you heard it right - no use of forks, spoons or knives. We call it in our local language as "kamayan" (eating with the hands).

In the Philippines and to the Filipino people all over the world (wherever they may be), a boodle fight is a fabulous feast; a gathering that symbolizes camaraderie of group of people such as family and friends that enjoy each other's company laughing and joking all the while eating and sharing a good meal together.

Click to learn about the origin of boodle fight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boodle_fight

Crock Pot Filipino Chicken Adobo

When life gets so busy and I have no time to stay long in the kitchen to cook, using the reliable crock pot/slow cooker is always the answer. After cooking this chicken adobo for 5 hours, the meat comes out so tender, juicy and tasty.


CROCK POT FILIPINO CHICKEN ADOBO
Cook time: 5 hours 8 minutes

Serves 4-6

INGREDIENTS:

6 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

8 cloves garlic, smashed with the side of a knife and peeled

2 bay leaves

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup distilled white vinegar

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a crock pot, add all the ingredients in the order listed. Ensure the peppercorns and bay leaves are submerged into the liquid.

2. Cook on high for 5 hours.

3. Transfer the chicken to a baking dish and add a half cup of the reserved liquid to the bottom of the dish.

4. Place the chicken underneath the broiler in the oven to brown; approximately 8 minutes, depending on the temperature of the broiler.

5. Remove the chicken from the oven. Serve it with rice.

Enjoy!

Recipe from Rasa Malaysia

Yield: 4-6 servingsAuthor: Recipe from Rasa MalaysiaPin it

Crock Pot Filipino Chicken Adobo

prep time: 8 MINScook time: 5 hourtotal time: 5 hours and 8 mins

ingredients:

• 6 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
• 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
• 8 cloves garlic, smashed with the side of a knife and peeled
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar

instructions:

1. In a crock pot, add all the ingredients in the order listed. Ensure the peppercorns and bay leaves are submerged into the liquid.
2. Cook on high for 5 hours.
3. Transfer the chicken to a baking dish and add a half cup of the reserved liquid to the bottom of the dish.
4. Place the chicken underneath the broiler in the oven to brown; approximately 8 minutes, depending on the temperature of the broiler.
5. Remove the chicken from the oven. Serve it with rice.

https://gourmetplatter.blogspot.com/2018/03/crock-pot-filipino-chicken-adobo.html

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